Attachment for brick making machines



March 1, 1932.

R. ISENHOUR ATTACHMENT FOR BRICK MAKING MACHINES Filed Aug. 30

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Y' vThisinvention vrelates to anV attachment lfor vbrick making machines, andit consists inthe combinations, constructions and arrange -ments herein described andv claimed.V

n.5 vThe principalobj-ectof'this invention isito provide a device which may" be'attached-*to :any: stiff-mud brick making. mach-ine for the purpose of giving ordinary stiff-mud, Wirejcutor rough surfaced brick theform andapflo-.pearance of l soft-mud, 'hand-made brick.

Another object is to .increase the Value of :the :product of thel stilf-muzdfbrick kmak-ing 'machine .by this means. f Y 1 f A..further object is .to :providea `device 0f 15 the .character described, that Willk be entirely l Vautomatic lin its operation.

`,Other objects ,and advantages "will .appear in .the following specification, andthe ynovel :features vof the invention tvvill be particularly f :120 pointed out in theappended claims. f

This invention `is illustrated inthe accomipalnying drawings, forming part 'of this applica-tion, in `Which i `i'gure l--is a front V elevationof'the .at-

r25 ftaclnnent as Vviewed from the delivery-end Vof anystiff-mudibriclr machine to'avhichiit aniglrt fbe attached,` 'ff i l 1 gu=re2 isan vend elevation .illustrating zthpe fmea'ns fof attaching the device to v'the.cut ,qooifftable of any stia-mudbrickmakingma# .-:E'gllre 4 is-a verticalcross-sectional view taken on line -of Figure 2, and Eigurej is a horizontalsectional View take on line 5-5 of Figure 1.

vertical sectional --view taken Referring to the drawings, there is shownv ,and- .9,77 vand .thea-nner .lsides .\of thebrackets points ith ercon are'fdiarision .blocks 13, y

at :their :upper .ends .to yfacilitate V)the :moveiment of fsand fromithe hopper l0 A:through .channels vi116, ibetween the .aforesaid adivrisi'on bilockspV A @r j '55 Directly below fthe *,front Wall i151 and extending beitwveen :the ,uentical members i7 and "38 is .2a.horizontalxbracket :14 having .a dorm- Wardly extending vertical arm '15Nvhich 'iis rigidly n attached eto :tliexdivision blocks 13.

@n the inner sdesfof-:the vertical members l7' 'and' 8 are attached guideblocks 17 .and .1.8, respectively. Slidably mounted between 11B-he gui-deeblocks .1-7 and .-18 iand :the arm :1.5, vis a 'block 11i-beveled sharply towafrd the .firent $5 of the deuice, as `shown in Figures :2 and a4. Y

To the beveled face fof t-hc block 19 is aty:Lached la steel plate 20, and :rigid-ly mounted in `lsaidbleck are ltwo 'vertical upwardly I@eX- tending ylaars .2,-1 ,and v22, which Zare fslidably LL'10 .far-rangedin thcopenings in 7thebracket 14.A

- Encircling the -bars21 and 22 ,and :acting v,againstthe y under side -o-f the `horizontal ybracket 141 'the top :sideof-th'e block19 are compression-springs 231and 24.-, respectively. Q5 Blocks 26l and .27, beveled sharply toward ftheffrontfef `.the device, :are slizdablyfmounted .adjacent-tothe fbase .6 '-i-n;suitableopenings :in .theyertical members 7 1andfS, respectively. Rigidly mounted in `:the `blocks -26 .and..27 'l Y .areg outwardly :extending Ebars 130 fand 131,re-`

spectively, which .are slidably. .arranged in v AvsuitableaQpcnlings; ijn-Ufshaped `.brackets 32 `ancli, ,havinglateral-lyextending arms 34 .andlb attached yby means o-fjfbolts 86to wthe .ne-rtical membersQ` Y' .and 8, irespectiyely.

f -wGompression-springsfand 3-8encirc1eftfhe ,bars EStaand 23.1 and bear' against (the yblocks 26 3 2.and,kfrespectively.-r y, .p

A`1in ,all the vfi'evvs,. thenumeral .39 denotes `a moving column of clay; from any ordinary stiff-.mud brick-fmaking .machine equipped "formafking .Wire-.cuter roug-h surfacedbnick.

l InFigu1e2,.a conveyorebeltl)isishownfin 195 operativel position for carrying :away the .colu n ,of cl-ay, Iafter' tre atment by thede- `vice, toaacuttingtable, ,not shown.

AThe .operation Offthe deaceps .as follows:

Afquantitybfsandfisplacedginthehopperltl. 350 *y bers 13 to form a plurality ,of relatively Y narrow channels or passageways therebetween, the granular meterla-l or sand 1s distributed over the top and opposite side surfaces of the brick stock in a relatively thin layer lwhich is to. be readily forced into the said surfaces by the pressure of the members 19, 26 and 27 asaforesaid.

The conveyor-belt 40 then carries the now roughened, texturedand sanded .brick to its next operation. p

It will be noted that the whole operation of the Vdevice is automatic, it merely being necessary to keep a. supply of sand in the hopper. l Y

It is obvious that many changes in construction might be made without departing from the yspirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed is: 'v 1. InV a device of the class described a base plate, a material receiving hopper rising from said base plate and having openings through its front and rear sides for the passage of a Hlength ofstiff-mud brick stock therethrough as it is moved along said base plate, and a plurality of vertical division members arranged in spaced relation with-in said .hopper to provide relatively narrowl passageways between 4the same for the continuous feedl ofvmaterial downwardly therethrough,fori-deposit in a relatively thin layer on the'brick stock during its passage through the hopper. j

2. In a device 'ofthe class described, a baise plate, a material receiving hopper open at its lowerend and supported immediatelyabove said base plate, said hopper having o enings through its f front and rear sides or the passage of a length of stiH-mud brick vstock therethrough as'it is moved along said -base plate, and a plurality of Vvertical division through its front and rear sides for the passage of a length of stiff-mud brick stock therethrough as it is moved along said base plate, and a plurality of vertically extending division members arranged in spaced relation within said hopper to provide relatively narrow passageways between the same for the continuous feed of material downwardly therethrough for deposit in a relatively thin layer on the brick stock said division members having oppositely beveled top edges to facilitate the uniform downward discharge of the material through said passageways.

4 4f.` In a device of the class described, a base plate, a material receiving hopper, a relatively narrow chute depending from the lower discharge end of said hopperv and supported on said base plate, said chute being open at its lower end-and having openings in the front and rear side walls at the lower ends thereof for the passage of a length of stiff-mud brick stock therethrough as it is moved along said base plate, and a plurality of vertically extending division members arranged in spaced relation within said chute to provide relatively narrow passageways between the same for the continuous feed of material downwardly therethrough for deposite in a relatively thin layer on the top and opposite side Surfaces of the brick stock during its passage through the chute, said division members having their top edges oppositely beveled to facilitate the downward discharge of the material from said hopper and into said passageways. Y

5. The device as set forth in claim 4 and having a presser block mounted in a cutout in the lower edge of the front wall of said chute and adapted to act on the top surface of the brick stock to force the material from said chute into the said surface, and other presser blocks projecting inwardly of the opposite side walls of said chute and adapted to act on adjacent side surfaces of the brick stock to force the said material into such sur-f faces, all of Vsaid blocks having their inner ends beveled in a rearward direction to cause an even distribution of the material from said chute over the said surfaces of the brick stock. Y

RUFUS 'ISENHOKURLv members arranged in 'spaced relation within said hopper to provide relatively narrow passageways between the 'samey for 'the continuous feed `of material downwardly therethrough for deposit in a relatively thin layer on thetop and opposite side surfaces of -thebrick stock during its passage through the hopper.

8. In a device ofthe class-described, a base plate, a material receiving hopper open at its lower end and supported immediately above said base plate, said hopper having openings 

